Contact with a man before his death - Bedfordshire Police, May 2017

On 10 May 2017 Bedfordshire Police officers went to a man’s home in Bedford in response to him having reported a disturbance. Officers were unable to find the man who had caused the disturbance as he had before the police arrived.

Three days later, Bedfordshire Police were called to return to the same address, where the man who they had been looking for was found dead. A post-mortem later established that the man had died of a heart attack.

Our investigators obtained accounts in relation to the supervision of this incident, considered policies and procedures within the force, and obtained witness statements from police officers.

The investigation found no evidence to suggest that the police may have caused or contributed to the death of the man, and concluded there was no indication any police officer may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings or committed a criminal offence.